“If you’re looking for advice, I’ll give it to you in plain language – well thought out, structured and at eye level. Good advice doesn’t start with a paragraph, but with listening and asking questions. And it doesn’t end with an analysis – but with a real solution.”
Sascha Kuhn is a lawyer, certified mediator and supervisor.
He advises companies on highly sensitive compliance, governance and workplace matters with a particular focus on internal and hybrid investigations.
His practice includes the investigation of allegations of fraud, conflicts of interest, compliance violations, sexual misconduct, discrimination and other forms of misconduct involving employees and executives. He regularly leads national and cross-border investigations and supports companies in addressing complex matters at the intersection of law, corporate culture and leadership.
As a certified mediator and supervisor, he has extensive experience in conducting sensitive interviews with whistleblowers, complainants, executives and other stakeholders. His approach combines legal precision with a structured, fact-based and people-centred interviewing methodology.
In addition, he advises companies on compliance frameworks, whistleblowing systems, regulatory investigations and data protection issues arising in the context of internal investigations.
Languages:
German, English, French, Spanish, Italian and Dutch.
Short vita.
- Studied law at the Universities of Passau, Pavia and Cologne
- 2004-2024 Attorney at law (since 2011 as partner) at Simmons & Simmons in Düsseldorf
- 2014/15 Postgraduate studies in criminal tax law (Hagen)
- 2018 Master of Mediation (Hagen)
- 2024 Diploma of Advanced Studies in Supervision (Steinbeis)
- Partner at Pohlmann & Company since 2024
Memberships.
- Association for Economic Criminal Law (WiSteV)
- International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP)
- German-Dutch Bar Association (DNRV)
- German-Brazilian Lawyers’ Association (DBJV)
Selected mandates.
- Leading a sensitive workplace investigation in Burkina Faso concerning allegations of sexual misconduct, followed by advice on organisational prevention measures and reporting structures
- Leading an internal investigation in Panama concerning alleged conflicts of interest and corporate governance violations
- Advising the former CFO of Innogy SE, Dr. Bernhard Günther, and acting as whistleblower counsel in connection with the acid attack against him
- Advising a German company in connection with a large-scale fraud investigation
- Advising a service company on allegations of sexual misconduct in the workplace
- Conducting an internal investigation concerning allegations of discrimination within a pharmaceutical company
- Representing a German company in connection with an investigation by the data protection authority concerning the use of customer data for anti-fraud purposes
Publications.
Articles
- Privately commissioned, publicly exploited? On the function and legal framework of hybrid investigations, Der Betrieb 2025, p. 2625 ff. (together with Jan Möller)
- Secure compliance instead of a legal gray area – Why the time is ripe for an Employee Data Protection Act, ESZG 6-7/2025, p. 39 ff. (together with Alexander Seete)
- Internal investigations: Disclosure of whistleblower identities – The AEPD’s fine decision against Servicios Especiales, S.A., ESGZ 6-7/2025, p. 33 f.
- Best practices for more data protection compliance – Coordinated review action on the “right to be forgotten” by European data protection authorities, ESGZ 4/2025, p. 44 ff. (together with Alexander Seete)
- False facts, real damage – dealing with disinformation attacks in the field of ESG, ESGZ 2/2025, p. 28 ff. (together with Uwe Wolff)
- New executive orders in the USA – diversity programs at risk? (together with Amba Datta), DRW 1/2025, p. 35 ff.
- On the determination of the subjective facts of aiding and abetting intentional tort – comment on BGH, judgment of 11.07.2024 – III ZR 176/22, ZIP 1/2025, p. 17
- Extraordinary dismissal due to sexual harassment – Why and how companies should deal with allegations of sexualized violence, ESGZ 10/2024, p. 22 ff.
- Querulous whistleblowers? Strategies and tips for dealing with difficult whistleblowers, ZURe 10/2024, p. 32 ff.
